Not Another Teen Movie (2001)

Directed by

Joel Gallen

Genre

teen film, high school film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 29m

Rated

R

Rating

5.8 of 10 from 2,321 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This movie is a parody that makes fun of teen films from the 80s and 90s. It follows a popular jock who makes a bet that he can turn an unpopular girl into a prom queen. The movie copies scenes and jokes from many well-known teen movies.

sillyover-the-topfast-pacedparodiccampyirreverentnostalgicgoofy

What happens

Not Another Teen Movie is a 2001 American teen parody film directed by Joel Gallen and written by Mike Bender, Adam Jay Epstein, Andrew Jacobson, Phil Beauman, and Buddy Johnson. It features Chyler Leigh, Chris Evans, Jaime Pressly, Eric Christian Olsen, Eric Jungmann, Mia Kirshner, Deon Richmond, Cody McMains, Sam Huntington, Samm Levine, Cerina Vincent, Ron Lester, Randy Quaid, Lacey Chabert, Riley Smith and Samaire Armstrong. Released on December 14, 2001, by Sony Pictures Releasing under its Columbia Pictures label, the film is a parody of teen films released during the 1980s and 90s. The general plot is primarily derived from She's All That, as well as 10 Things I Hate About You, Can't Hardly Wait, Pretty in Pink, and Varsity Blues. It is also filled with allusions to other films featuring teen and college-aged characters, such as American Beauty, American Pie, Bring It On, Can't Buy Me Love, Cruel Intentions, Dazed and Confused, Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Grease, Jawbreaker, Lucas, Never Been Kissed, Risky Business, Road Trip, Rudy, and Sixteen Candles, while Paul Gleason reprises his role as Vice Principal Vernon from The Breakfast Club. Not Another Teen Movie received generally negative reviews from critics and grossed $66.5 million on a $15 million budget. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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